NETWORK FINALS: In the kind of blanket adjustment that sometimes means a sports preemption, all of ABC’s shows except THE LAST DEFENSE lost 0.1 in final numbers. In addition, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.12 to 0.78, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.50/0.48, compared to last week’s 0.50. On Bravo, BELOW DECK dipped 0.03 to 0.53. On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH lost 0.03 to 0.48, and EXPEDITION UNKNOWN fell 0.17 to 0.29. TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM rose 0.05 to 0.43. On OWN, THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS ticked down to 0.41, and was followed by the premiere of LOVE IS at 0.27. On History, FORGED IN FIRE gained 0.05 to 0.39, and HUNTING ISIS was down 0.04 to 0.11. Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP match was at 0.37. MTV’s THE CHALLENGE edged up 0.02 to 0.35. On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD lost 0.04 to 0.32, and OUR WILD LIFE was up 0.02 to 0.18. On ID, THE WONDERLAND MURDERS climbed 0.05 to 0.32, and MURDER COMES TO TOWN ticked down to 0.23. Food Network’s CHOPPED shed 0.03 to 0.31. Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.30/0.52/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.45/2.8M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.29/1.1M. On HGTV, HIDDEN POTENTIAL shrank by 0.03 to 0.26, GOOD BONES dropped 0.05 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.25. On TV Land, YOUNGER ticked down to 0.22, and TEACHERS was down 0.02 to 0.09. On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY returned at 0.21, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW returned at 0.14. A&E’s INTERVENTION slipped 0.02 to 0.19, and CULTS & EXTREME BELIEF was at 0.15 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.12. Freeform’s THE BOLD TYPE improved from last week’s season premiere, at 0.17 compared to 0.14/0.09. Syfy’s FACE OFF ticked down to 0.15. AMC’s HUMANS was steady at 0.08. Nat Geo’s GENIUS gained 0.02 to 0.05. WGN’s 100 CODE fell off the chart, down 0.03 to 0.02/167K.

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.